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Weekly news and analysis of Michigan politics by the professional journalists of MIRSnews.com
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Thursday Oct 08, 2020
Thursday Oct 08, 2020
The following is an anti-government, anti-police rant posted on the Facebook page of Brandon Caserta, one of the men arraigned in an alleged plot to overthrow the government and kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The post was taken down shortly after MIRS uploaded this audio.
Monday Oct 05, 2020
Monday Oct 05, 2020
The road to majority runs through Oakland County, according to Rep. Donna Lasinski (D-Scio Twp.), the head of the state House Democrats' campaign effort and presumed next leader of the caucus. Jason Strayhorn, state Board of Education candidate, talks about how systemic poverty is holding children back educationally.
And progressive communications specialist Angela Vasquez-Giroux joins with the MIRS team to comment on last Friday's state Supreme Court ruling, new polling from PPP/Progress Michigan and more.
Monday Sep 28, 2020
Monday Sep 28, 2020
Speaker Pro Tem Jason Wentworth gives his projections for the state House in 2020, Supreme Court candidate Mary Kelly talks about the judges she looks up to and political consultant Dennis Lennox predicts an ugly scene within the Republican Party if President Donald Trump loses in November. This and much more in this week's episode.
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Chief Justice Bridget McCormack remembers meeting the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg personally. McCormack also talks about being endorsed by the Michigan Chamber of Commerce and other subjects.
Also, MIRS reveals polling from seven state House Districts with Steve Mitchell of Mitchell Research and Communications. Numbers from the 19th, 25th, 38th, 45th, 61st, 62nd and 104th District were collected in partnership with GCSI and the Insurance Alliance of Michigan.
Monday Sep 14, 2020
Monday Sep 14, 2020
It's a behind-the-scene look at media credentialing at the President Donald Trump event in Freeland with Andrea Bitely of Truscott Rossman giving a public relations perspective. What can Democrats do to deflate enthusiasm for Trump? MIRS Editor Kyle Melinn offers a different perspective.
Former U.S. Rep. Joe Schwarz talks about his new initiative "Vote Safe Michigan" and why he now considers himself an "independent" as opposed to a Republican.
Friday Sep 04, 2020
Friday Sep 04, 2020
MIRS' Publisher John Reurink and Editor Kyle Melinn sit down with Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Brock Swartzle, who was recently nominated by the Michigan Republican Party to the Michigan Supreme Court. Hear his take on running for the Supreme Court in the Covid-19 era.
Also, Ron Beiber, the President of the AFL-CIO, talks about Labor Day as well as the issues unions and workers face with Covid-19. He also answers the question of whether union members are slowly migrating to the GOP.
Monday Aug 31, 2020
Monday Aug 31, 2020
Fred Wzsolek of Unlock Michigan is asked about who is funding the effort to repeal the 1945 emergency powers act among other questions. Democratic Party-nominated Supreme Court Justice candidate Elizabeth Welch checks in on running for a statewide office during a pandemic and Sam Singh of Public Policy Associates on research he's doing on COVID-19 and whether he'd want to go back to the tumultuous East Lansing City Council.
Monday Aug 24, 2020
Monday Aug 24, 2020
Attorney General Dana Nessel says President Donald Trump would be violating numerous federal and state laws if he followed through on a threat to order law enforcement officers into the polls on Election Day (10:08). Nessel addressed numerous other subjects, as well.
We also have the first part of an Aug. 13 pollsters conversation with Bernie Porn of EPIC-MRA, Ed Sarpolus of Target Insyght and Steve Mitchell of Mitchell Research & Communications.
Monday Aug 17, 2020
Monday Aug 17, 2020
David Hecker from the American Federations of Teacher-Michigan talks about the possibility of a "health strike" among Detroit teachers. Would Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey turn down additional federal money if it came to Michigan? Hear his response.
Brian Began of Grassroots Midwest explains how the current state House map was drawn to keep Republicans in majority for 10 years. He should know. He helped draw it.
MIRS intern Samantha Shriber begins her final round of in-person classes at Central Michigan University. She talks about the "witch hunt" that's going on with students shaming other students for not social distancing, among other observations from Mt. Pleasant.
And the MIRS crew talks about the U.S. Postal Service, the education package and more.
Monday Aug 10, 2020
Monday Aug 10, 2020
Is Michigan Republican Party Chair Laura Cox concerned by Tuesday's primary election turnout numbers? Does Michigan Democratic Party (MDP) Chair Lavora Barnes stand by her comment that those who support President Donald Trump are racist? Both chairs answer these questions and more.
Jenell Leonard of the Marketing Resource Group and T.J. Bucholz of Vanguard Public Affairs each give their predictions on Joe Biden's pick for Vice President, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer visiting Delaware last week and the primary election highlights in this week's edition.